Cap with envelope crown protector



Feb. 17, 1959 B. WEINSTEIN 2,373,451

CAP WITH ENVELOPE CROWN PROTECTOR Filed March 27, 1956 United rates Patent CAP WITH ENVELOPE CROWN PROTECTOR Bernard Weinstein, Waban, Mass., assignor to Bancroft Cap Company, Framingham, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts Application March 27, 1956, Serial N 0. 574,147

2 Claims. (Cl. 2--199) This invention relates to uniform caps, particularly caps of the type having a relatively flat crown.

Uniform caps are frequently provided with waterproof linings or protectors to keep the cloth of the crown clean. The object of this invention is to provide a cap having an envelope of waterproof material which serves both as the crown protector and as a receptacle for papers which the wearer may wish to carry with him.

In the drawings illustrating the invention:

Fig. 1 is a bottom view of the cap; and

Fig. 2 is a side view of the cap.

The cap consists, in general, of a crown 10 which may be made as one piece, shaped by darts 11, or may be made in separate panels according to various conventional constructions. The lower edge of the crown is attached to a stiff headband 12 which may have a visor 13 attached in front and a cord or strap 14 passing around the front. A piece of cloth or plastic tape or strip 15 is attached to the top of the crown and runs straight across the front. Attached to this tape is a bag formed by two layers of flexible sheet material, preferably of a waterproof and transparent type. The upper layer 16 and the lower layer 17 may be formed as one piece, folded at the end to which the tape 15 is attached, or may be made as two separate pieces. Preferably these layers are made of a type of plastic which may be heat-sealed, and the layers are sealed together along their side edges, for example along the margins 17:: and 1712, indicated in Fig. 1. Alternatively the bag may be made of plastic tubing sealed flat along one end. At the back where the layers are not joined, they form a mouth 18. The bag formed by the layers 16 and 17 will rest flat against the top of the crown 2,873,451 Patented Feb. 17, 1959 when the cap is worn and serves as a crown protector.

, When the cap is taken 01f the bag will drop down to the position indicated by the dotted lines 20, in which the rear part of the bag engages and is held up by the band 12. If the wearer desires to insert papers in the cap, he can bend and pull the bag down to the position shown by the dotted lines 19 and insert the papers through the mouth 18. The bag is then returned to its position above the band and the papers are held securely, as well as being protected against moisture. It will be noted that the bag extends outward beyond the band 12 at the rear so that the mouth 18 lies in back of the rear of the band. Thus, the bag will not drop down accidentally and allow the papers to fall out when the cap is removed.

What is claimed is:

1. A uniform cap comprising a headband, a crown attached to and overhanging said headband and having a relatively fiat top, and a fiat bag disposed across the in-. side of said top, said bag having closed sides, a closed end, and a mouth, said closed end being secured to said top and the remainer of the bag being free of said top, and said bag extending outward beyond said headband in the direction opposite said closed end so that said mouth lies in a portion of the crown which overhangs said band, said bag being swingable about said closed end between an up position, in which said mouth is above said headband, and a down position, in which said mouth is below said headband, and being normally retained in said up position by reason of its extension beyond said headband.

2. A cap as described in claim 1, having a flexible strip attached to said top and to the closed end of said bag and serving as a hinge for said bag, and said bag being made of moisture-proof material.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,104,608 Bett July 21, 1914 1,422,435 Gooding July 11, 1922. 1,529,300 Cook Mar. 10, 1925 1,613,675 Peedie Jan. 11, 1927 2,003,886 Hoifeld June 4, 1935 2,408,318 Josephs Sept. 24, 1946 FOREIGN PATENTS 599,410 France Oct. 19, 1925 

